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H. G. YATES.

Horseshne.

No..235,604. Patented Dec. 14,1880.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

HENRY Gr. YATES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HORSES/HOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,604, dated December 14, 1880.

Application filed August 13, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY G. YATES, of New York city, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in beveling the shoe outward, so as to prevent the contracting of the hoof, and in beveling off the toe of the shoe, so as to give the foot a rocking motion.

It also consists in tapering the thickness of the shoe from the heel to the toe, and allowing an extra thickness of metal in the toe, with a view to giving weight to the toe of the shoe and momentum to the foot of the animal, the present invention being an improvement on the construction described in Patent No.

217,187, issued to me July 1, 1879.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myim' proved shoe. Fig. 2 is a section through y y. Fig. 3 is a section through :20 at.

A is the body of my shoe, which is fitted to the foot in the usual manner. This body is made thick at the toe a, and taperingin thickness toward the heel I), thus throwing the greater weight on the toe, with a view to givin g greater momentum to the animals foot as he throws it forward.

When the front of the toe of the shoe is made rectangular with the plane of the bottom, as is usually the case, it throws a great strain upon the ankle of the animal to overcome this rectangular formation and rise upon his toe. To overcome this objection I bevel off the toe of my improved shoe, as shown in Fig. 2, and thus secure to the animal a quasirocking motion as he rises upon his toes.

Within the curve of this shoe, and formed with it, is the elastic plate B. This plate is preferably formed of the same piece of metal as the body A, by simply cutting or slitting the two parts so as to separate them from the heel forward to the toe, where they remain united for a sufficient length to give firmness and support to the sprin gplate; and when the weight upon the latter is sufficient to bring the plate and body of the shoe together, the

two will then act as one heel with greater strength and supportingsurface.

The body of the shoe and the spring-plate may be divided at an angle at c, as shownv in Fig. 1, so that when the spring-plate is forced up by the weight upon it it will strike the angle within the rear ends of the part A, and by its tendency to spread the part A will add to its own resistance, and also prevent contraction of the foot of the animal.

I prefer forming the two plates with a vertical, or nearly vertical, division-line between them from the rear ends of the shoe to the point near .the toe, where the two are united.

The part B has its rear ends thrown downward below the plane of the part A, so that it will first receive the pressure, and. by its elasticity relieve the blow of the foot. If the weight brings it down to a full hearing it acts in conjunction with part A to support the foot.

I am aware that it is not new to weight the toe of a horseshoe, or to thicken it by placing a calk thereon, and such I do not claim as my invention; and I am also aware that it is not new to split the plate, as the same is shown in my Patent No. 217,187, granted to me July 1, 1879. Therefore I do not now claim, broadly, the splitting of the plate.

I am also aware that it is not new to slope a horseshoe from the toe toward the heel and bevel the inner edges of the same, the bevel decreasing toward the heel; nor is it new to bevel off the outer edge of the shoe all the way around, and such is no part of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A horseshoe having its thickest portion in the toe, while the toe is beveled in front, tapering in thickness from the toe to the heel, and having its sides beveled outward and 1ongitudinally divided into two parts, A B, the part B being bent below the plane of the part A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Attest:

EMiL DUHM, W. M. GALLAHER.

HENRY G. YATES. 

